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YOUR FAMILY DECORATOR: Paging luxury: LV Harkness & Co. catalog delivers

It is “that time” again and by “that time” again I don’t mean Halloween or Thanksgiving, or Christmas although “that time” is connected to all three holidays. “That time” to me is catalog time and my mailbox these days is filled with goodie catalogs from everywhere. There are popcorn catalogs and cheesecake catalogs and beefsteak catalogs. And those are just a few of the mouth-watering ones.

There are jewelry catalogs and, of course, handsome ones from places like Gumps and Neiman Marcus. And then there’s a very special one from a store with an extensive mail-order operation in Lexington, Ky.

Now, you probably know Lexington for its beautiful “old Kentucky homes” and for Keene-land, its racetrack. Yet heralds must also ring for the catalog of L.V. Harkness & Co., which offers fine gifts, a bridal registry, home accessories and corporate gifts and trophies. If the latest version hasn’t arrived in your mailbox, you can peruse a digital version — page by page— at the company’s website, LVHarkness.com.

Source: Palm Beach Daily News

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NOLA.com - Dec 31, 1969

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Antique Trader - Dec 31, 1969

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This is Plymouth - Dec 31, 1969

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